Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 41st birthday today. All-rounder Irfan achieved a lot in his short cricket career. You will be surprised to know that Irfan played his last international match at the age of 28, he made his international debut in 2003. Today he does commentary and also pulls Pakistan’s leg from time to time. But even when he played cricket, he troubled Pakistan a lot.

Coming from Baroda, Irfan Pathan started his international career with the 2003-2004 Australia tour. Pathan impressed a lot on this tour, his swing and speed attracted people’s attention. After this series, Irfan’s place was confirmed in Team India. After this, everyone was waiting for the Pakistan tour, which was happening after a long time.

Pakistan had made fun of Irfan Pathan

In 2004, when the Indian team went on Pakistan tour to play ODI and Test series, everyone was waiting for the performance of Irfan Pathan, because he had dominated at that time. Irfan was then being considered a big threat to Pakistan. But at that time the coach of Pakistan team was Javed Miandad, who was famous for his loudness. While talking to the media, he made fun of Irfan Pathan, he said that bowlers like Irfan can be found in the streets of Pakistan.

Irfan Pathan wreaked havoc on Pakistan

Miandad soon got the answer because Irfan Pathan wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Pathan took 8 wickets in 3 ODI matches. After this he took 12 wickets in the 3-match Test series. After this, Irfan again visited Pakistan in 2006, when in Karachi he created history by taking a hat-trick in the very first over of the Test. He became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over in Test.

Irfan Pathan’s cricket career

In his 9-year international career, Irfan Pathan played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 matches. Apart from this, he played 122 first class and 181 T20 matches. Irfan Pathan has been a part of Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rising Pune Supergiants teams in IPL.

• 29 Test: 1105 runs, 100 wickets
• 120 ODI: 1544 runs, 173 wickets
• 24 T20 International: 172 runs, 28 wickets

Ms dhoni 44th birthday: MS Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday on 7 July 2025. Mahi, one of the most successful captains in the world, was born in 1981 in Ranchi (now in Jharkhand) in Bihar. Dhoni still lives there. He has retired from international cricket, now he only plays IPL. Last season, he took the captaincy of CSK again after Rituraj was injured.

MS Dhoni was born in the Rajput family, his father’s name is Pan Singh and mother’s name is Devaki Devi. Dhoni is the youngest of his siblings. Dhoni did his schooling from Dav Jawahar Vidya Mandir, where he started playing football as a goalkeeper. However, after the coach’s advice, he came into cricket. From 2001 to 2003, Dhoni worked as TTE (Traveling Ticket Examiner).

Due to long hair, MS Dhoni’s look was different from all the players, people also liked playing in an aggressive way. In the early days, his fan following had increased a lot. In 2007, when Team India won the T20 World Cup under his captaincy, since then there was a different craze among the people. After this, the 2011 ODI World Cup and then the Champions Trophy in 2013, Dhoni became the star of India.

MS Dhoni gets 8 big awards

1. Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award (2008)
2. Padma Shri Award (2009)
3. ICC People Choice Award (2013)
4. Padma Bhushan (2018)
5. ICC Mains ODI Team of the Decade (captain and wicket-keeper)- 2011-2020
6. ICC Men’s T20 Team of the Decade (Captain and Wicket-Keeper)- 2011-2020
7. ICC Spirit of the Cricket Award of the Decade- 2011-2020
8. ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

You Didn Bollywood just lead a team. You LED a Generation of Fans

From the 2007 T20 WC Miracle to 2011’s Unforgettable Six, Thank You for the Goosebumps, Mahai. Happy Birthday, @msdhoni,

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MS Dhoni’s captaincy record

In 2008, MS Dhoni was appointed captain in all three formats after winning the 2007 World Cup. He has played a total of 332 international matches (60 Tests, 200 ODIs and 72 T20s) as a captain. Among them, India has won 179 matches and 120 has lost.